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School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

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Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 391

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  1. Riddles and Guesses (continued)

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    Ans. a shoe.
    How many feet have forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
    Ans. two feet.
    What is a goose used for.
    Ans. a tailor uses it for pressing Clothes.
    What is a horse shoe like.
    Ans. It is like his other shoes.
    As I went in a slippy slap I met a dunting bull; he kicked and I flung. If you had been there you would have seen the fun.
    Ans. a thorn in your foot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Three Trees, Co. Donegal